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The slate for Tuesday, August 11, 2026: 15 games, no qualifying plays, 7 on watch

15 games on the slate, 13 simulated 10,000 times each, and nothing cleared the gates — no manufactured pick, no exceptions. 2 scratched by rule. 7 on the watch list at 0 units. The full board, with every circuit-breaker check printed, is on the site.

Yesterday on the ledger

No staked plays were graded for Monday, August 10, 2026 — the gates published nothing, so nothing rode. Passing is a position too, and it grades itself.

The watch list — tracked, not staked — went 5-3 on paper. That record accumulates toward the promotion criteria; it never touches the staked ledger.

Running ledger: 4-6 · -2.25u · ROI -34.7%, every entry public and append-only.

Today's slate, game by game

First pitchGameStarters (ERA)Projected scoreSim total / line
6:40 PM ETCleveland Guardians @ Detroit TigersTanner Bibee (3.85) vs Drew Anderson (4.01)3.9–4.58.4 / 8
6:40 PM ETPittsburgh Pirates @ Miami MarlinsPaul Skenes (3.96) vs Eury Pérez (3.61)4.3–4.18.4 / 7
7:05 PM ETSeattle Mariners @ New York YankeesBryan Woo (4.31) vs Ryan Weathers (3.79)3.9–4.58.4 / 8
7:07 PM ETBoston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue JaysPatrick Sandoval (3.38) vs Dylan Cease (2.28)3.9–3.97.8 / 7
7:15 PM ETNew York Mets @ Atlanta BravesNolan McLean (3.51) vs Martín Pérez (3.14)4–4.58.5 / 8.5
7:40 PM ETBaltimore Orioles @ Minnesota TwinsBrandon Young (3.43) vs Bailey Ober (4.45)4.6–4.59.1 / 9.5
7:40 PM ETCincinnati Reds @ Chicago White SoxNick Lodolo (4.60) vs Sean Burke (3.08)4–5.19.2 / 7.5
7:45 PM ETPhiladelphia Phillies @ St. Louis CardinalsCristopher Sánchez (2.65) vs Andre Pallante (3.63)4.2–4.18.3 / 8
9:38 PM ETTexas Rangers @ Los Angeles AngelsCody Bradford (0.00) vs Ryan Johnson (7.11)4.8–4.49.1 / 9
9:40 PM ETColorado Rockies @ Arizona DiamondbacksTomoyuki Sugano (4.51) vs Mitch Bratt (3.90)5–5.210.2 / 9.5
9:40 PM ETTampa Bay Rays @ AthleticsNick Martinez (2.65) vs Mason Barnett (5.56)5.2–4.39.4 / 10.5
9:40 PM ETMilwaukee Brewers @ San Diego PadresKyle Harrison (2.84) vs Walker Buehler (5.07)4.5–3.88.3 / 7.5
10:10 PM ETKansas City Royals @ Los Angeles DodgersMichael Wacha (3.44) vs Blake Snell (12.00)4.3–59.3 / 8.5
6:45 PM ETChicago Cubs @ Washington NationalsScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for WSH inside the pre-game window. Automatic scratch, no position.
9:45 PM ETHouston Astros @ San Francisco GiantsScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for SF inside the pre-game window. Automatic scratch, no position.

Projections are the engine's 10,000-simulation averages, already blended toward the de-vigged market. ★ marks the free pick. Held plays show no numbers on purpose: a projection plus a total is most of a pick. Every matchup links to its permanent pick page, which completes once the game grades.

🎯 The Daily Pick

No play cleared the strict Qualified gates today, so the always-on strategy carries the slate: Milwaukee Brewers ML (-116, BetOnline.ag) — Milwaukee Brewers @ San Diego Padres, 9:40 PM ET. Edge +1.2 pts at the best price, ranking score 0.626. 0 units through the proving window (ends September 8) — it grades onto its own public record, never the Qualified ledger. Full card and analysis on the site.

Three angles a bettor would actually check

The watch list: tracked, not staked

Watch picks clear some but not all gates, or belong to a market still proving itself on paper. Each is graded like a real pick at 0 units, on a record that never mixes with the staked ledger. When a segment reaches 100 graded picks with non-negative units and calibration inside 4 points, it gets promoted — publicly, as a version bump. Until then it is exactly this: watched.

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